WEDNESDAY
JULY 27, 7:45PM
PROGRAM 38
SHORTLIST

Wolves
USA / Drama / 13 minutes
Director/Writer: Jesús Celaya
Producer: Harris Kauffman, Jason Potash, Paul Finkel, Diego Nájera, Ricky Blumenstein
Cast: Graciela Patiño, Armando Rivera, Ricky Herrera, Manuel Ramirez
Three criminals fight boredom in a lonely cantina by humoring a mysterious old woman when she offers to tell them a story...a story that may have their fates sealed within it.

How To Make Shepherd's Pie
USA / Dance / 15 minutes
Director/Writer: Christen R. Carter
Producer: Christen R. Carter, Masora Fukuda, Coraline Yang Kong
Cast: Ferelith Young, Joel Kelley Dauten, Jack McLoughlin, Shawn Carter
When Carla prepares her husband's favorite meal, the family recipe gets a new twist brought on by many years of the same old.

Sit With Fear
USA / Drama / 16 minutes
Director/Writer: Jason Blackman
Producer: Jason Blackman, Matthew Kern, Elliot Allen, George William Basil
Cast: George William Basil, Sarah Gorden, Melanie Hoopes
A man with severe OCD, convinced that foregoing his rituals will result in his own murder, is persuaded by his therapist to sit with his fear... instead of avoiding it.

Daddy's Eyes
USA / Drama / 15 minutes
Director: Drew Ann Rosenberg
Writer: John K Anderson
Producer: Marie Zeniter, Drew Ann Rosenberg, John K Anderson, Byron Werner, Susannah Blinkoff
Cast: Susannah Blinkoff, India Carney, Cassius Willis, P. L. Brown
Sacrifices must be made to make it to the top of the music world. No one knows this better than Dixon James, who promised his wife they would get there.

The Devil's Daughters
USA / Horror / 15 minutes
Director/Writer: Carlye Tamaren
Producer: Carlye Tamaren, Jenna Cedicci
Cast: Carlye Tamaren, Kayla Compton, Milan Carter, Zonta
When their mother’s (the first female Satan!) 10,000 year term is up, sisters Lucy (Kayla Compton) and Ivy (Carlye Tamaren) must collect 666 souls in 6 days time before they are allowed to take over Hell. But hey, if they’re going to be stuck on Earth, they’re going to have a great f*cking time!

Time
USA / Drama / 10 minutes
Director: Chloe Lenihan
Writer: Ashley Cole
Producer: Ashley Cole, Chloe Lenihan
Cast: Ashley Cole, Shane McRae, Leroy Edwards III
An intimate portrait of a couple in denial about the limitations of their relationship.

Where's The Bitch?
USA / Comedy / 11 minutes
Director/Writer: Sarah Hendry
Producer: Sarah Hendry, Alex Iseri
Cast: Sahaja Douglass, Caroline Quigley, Brendan Wagner Quinones, Ch. Oh Heavens Dark Shadows Vincent
High jinks explode when a fashionista helming a faux-fur empire sets out on a mission to take back a precious asset, stolen by her ex-wife. This quest launches an impulsive decision that gives new life to all involved. Warning: Adorable canines in the cast.

The Pomegranate Tree
USA / Drama / 18 minutes
Director: Kanika Vora
Writer: Erica Kennedy
Producer: Aurora Fimiani
Cast: Ishika Muchhal, Sutej Shetty
After losing her father, a sixteen year old Muslim girl must convince her Hindu neighbors to provide her refuge for one violent night during the Partition of India.